Message (Function)

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Message (Function)

In french: Message

Displays or removes a message from the status bar of the current window or browser.

Remark: The window or browser window must have a status Bar.

To easily share code between the WINDEV and WEBDEV applications, this function has no effect in server code.

Example

Message("Traitement en cours...")
MonTraitement() // Procédure permettant de réaliser le traitement voulu
Message("Prêt")

// Message avec défilement
Message("Bienvenue!", Scrolling, 5)

Syntax

Displaying or erasing a message in the status bar Hide the details

Message([<Text>])

<Text>: Optional character string

Text to display (up to 127 characters).
If this parameter is not specified, the message previously displayed in the status bar is erased.

If this parameter contains the "HH:MM" string, this string is automatically replaced with the system time of the current computer.
To display the "&" character, this character must be typed twice otherwise the letter following this character will be underlined.

Displaying a scrolling message Hide the details

Message([<Text> [, <Option> [, <Spacing>]]])

<Text>: Optional character string

Text to display (up to 127 characters).
If this parameter is not specified, the message previously displayed in the status bar is erased.
If this parameter contains the "HH:MM" string, this string is automatically replaced with the system time of the current computer.
To display the "&" character, this character must be typed twice otherwise the letter following this character will be underlined.

<Option>: Optional constant

Specifies whether the message scrolls:
Scrolling The message will scroll

<Spacing>: Optional integer

Size (in number of characters) between the end of the message and the beginning of the next message. If this parameter is not specified, if it is equal to 0 or if it is a negative number, this spacing corresponds to the number of characters in the message.

Remarks

Characteristics of the message

The message is aligned to the left.

The text displayed in the single message bar or in the first box of a multi-box message bar is automatically erased when the user selects a field associated with a help message: the help message for this field will be displayed in the message bar.

Generated error

A WLanguage error occurs if Message is called from a process of the "Project code" (initialization of the project, closing the project or closing a session).

Component: wd300obj.dll